CVE-2015-8950
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.3, as used in the ION subsystem in Android and other products, does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by triggering a dma_mmap call.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-8950
- Assigner
- security@android.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-10-10T10:59:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-11-28T19:50:45
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.0.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6829e274a623187c24f7cfc0e3d35f25d087fcc5 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=6e2c437a2d0a85d90d3db85a7471f99764f7bbf8 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6829e274a623187c24f7cfc0e3d35f25d087fcc5 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.3 | Release Notes |
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93318 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8950 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8950 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 10:05:30 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:33:35 | 2016-10-10T10:59Z | 2016-10-10T10:59:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:33:35 | 2016-11-28T19:50:45 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:33:35 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |